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  Born of Fire and Rain - Journey...

  M.L. Herring

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  If you live on a rapidly changing planet, you'd be wise to learn how it works. The giant old forests on a skinny stretch of land on the far west coast of North America have a lot to say about living in a twitchy world. 
   
   
    
  In this engaging book science writer M. L. Herring takes listeners into the Pacific temperate rainforest at the tumultuous edge of a shifting continent in a precarious moment of time. Listeners peek behind the magnificent scenery into a forest of ancient trees, exploding mountains, disappearing owls, tsunamis, megafires, and ten million people to learn what it means to be a forest in a world of upheavals. 
   
   
    
  Through Herring's words, listeners drift into the canopy through masses of ferns and lichens, burrow into soil through hair-thin threads of fungi, and plunge headlong through a watershed flushed with rain and snowmelt. Listeners experience the temperate rainforest through science and art as it faces a shifting climate and the shifting priorities of a constantly changing society. The book journeys beyond the grid of latitude and longitude and into places only one's imagination can fit, to discover what it means to be human in an ecological world.

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  Living Well with Bipolar...

  David J. Miklowitz

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  What does it take to achieve a successful career, healthy habits, and fulfilling relationships--even with bipolar disorder (BD)? 
  What common stressors do you need to look out for, and how can you cope with them? 
  No one is better suited to provide people with BD with practical problem-solving help than leading expert David J. Miklowitz. From managing mood swings to dealing with anxiety, getting enough sleep, defusing family conflicts, and troubleshooting medications, this book offers keys to effective self-care. 
  Short, easy-to-understand chapters help you tackle challenges as they arise and plan for trouble spots that lie ahead. With Dr. Miklowitz's empowering guidance, navigate your own unique path to living well.

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  A Rare Recording of US Naval...

  Grace Hopper

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  Grace Brewster Hopper (December 9, 1906 to January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. A pioneer of computer programming, Hopper was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages and used this theory to develop the FLOW-MATIC programming language and COBOL, an early high-level programming language still in use today. She was also one of the first programmers on the Harvard Mark I computer. She is credited with writing the first computer manual, "A Manual of Operation for the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator." The following audio recording is from a 1982 presentation.

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  Night Crickets and Flowing Water...

  Greg Cetus

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  This immersive binaural audio recording invites you into the heart of a tranquil nocturnal landscape. A rich, dynamic chorus of night crickets fills the air with a steady, rhythmic hum, varying in intensity like nature’s own lullaby. Beneath it all, a gurgling stream meanders softly through the scene, its gentle flow adding a calming layer to the atmosphere. In the distant background, a low, continuous roar signals the presence of wind moving unseen through the treetops—an ever-present but soothing reminder of the vast wilderness beyond. The combination of these natural elements creates a deeply relaxing environment, ideal for meditation, stress relief, or restful sleep. Designed to replicate the serene sounds of a summer night in the wild, this recording offers a peaceful escape from the noise of modern life, wrapping listeners in a blanket of pure, undisturbed calm.

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  Jurassic Era - A History from...

  Hourly History

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  Thanks to a certain novel and movie franchise, the Jurassic Period has been indelibly cemented in the public imagination as the time of dinosaurs. That was certainly true: the Jurassic Period saw reptiles such as the long-necked Brachiosaurus, the armored Stegosaurus, and the fearsome Allosaurus become the dominant living creatures on planet Earth, a position they maintained for more than 150 million years. However, many of the movie dinosaurs that decorated millions of lunchboxes and backpacks were not from the Jurassic Period at all, but from the following Cretaceous Period. 
  Of course, this age wasn’t just about dinosaurs. The Jurassic Period saw the Earth going through dramatic geological changes that saw continents drift and collide. New plants and trees developed, some of which are still with us today. Even insects grew to enormous size. This period also saw the emergence of something entirely new: birds. In fact, there was only one type of creature that did not thrive and evolve in this period: our own distant relatives, mammals. 
  This book delves into the true story of the Jurassic Period, of how the planet changed, and how a staggering array of new life came to occupy the land, seas, and skies.

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  The Enigmatic Nature of Infinity

  Clive Wells

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  This book is not intended exclusively for mathematicians but for those readers willing to follow logical reasoning and then accept the conclusions, however strange they may seem.
  
  The book comes in several parts. The part titled 'Infinity Before Cantor' gives an account of infinity as commonly understood, with explanations of all the mathematics needed for the rest of the book. It includes the analysis of two interesting paradoxes: Achilles' race with the tortoise (a race the tortoise is convinced he will win) and Gabriel's Horn, which has a finite volume yet an infinite surface area. The part titled 'Cantor's Work on Infinity' follows Georg Cantor's revolutionary work. This begins with a logical analysis of an imaginary meeting between delegates and the chairs on which they are seated, from which a fundamental conclusion is reached. The work then progresses, logically and step-by-step, to Cantor's astonishing results. It culminates in the revelation that there exists an infinity of different levels of infinity, expressed in terms of the infinity of natural or cardinal numbers.

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